Published on: 7th August, 2009
The ESPN 150 recruiting rankings, which rank the top 150 recruits in the country, came out last week. To nobody's surprise, Iowa had no recruits on the list. Now, that may frustrate many fans to see that their team has "underproduced" in recruiting, but it doesn't bother Iowa fans one bit. ...Published on: 5th August, 2009
Heading into 2008, the Iowa defense was one of the many units on a young Hawkeye team with many questions and few answers. A strong run defense was expected, but the secondary had questions. After losing star linebackers Mike Klinkenborg and Mike Humpal and star defensive backs Adam Shada and ...Published on: 3rd August, 2009
A few days ago, I wrote an article titled "Five Bold Predictions for the Big Ten in 2009." People seemed to like the article, but there was way too much mudslinging going around. People told me I was completely wrong on most of them and they were probably right, but me ...Published on: 29th July, 2009
Every year, we see the same old previews about the Big Ten. Who knew that Ohio State would be predicted as the favorite in the conference, and who knew that Indiana would be at the bottom of the barrel? There is no point to these predictions, as they are more obvious ...Published on: 16th July, 2009
Every state has one team that they live and die by. For many states, such as Ohio, the team is obvious, but for others, such as Pennsylvania and Texas, many great teams fight for that title. This article will be broken up into segments: Northeast, Midwest, South, and West, in ...Published on: 10th July, 2009
1. Iowa Secondary vs. Minnesota Receivers The Iowa secondary will be much improved from a stellar season last year. ESPN's Adam Rittenberg calls cornerback Amari Spievey "one of the best in the country" and sophomore Tyler Sash will also be greatly improved after a surprisingly impressive freshman year. Saftey Brett Greenwood is also ...Published on: 26th June, 2009
Big Ten expansion has been a hot topic around the conference in recent months. Advocates such as Joe Paterno have made their case, while the league, especially commissioner Jim Delaney, has continuously slammed the idea. For political reasons, Delaney cannot and will not ever say that expansion is a good idea. ...Published on: 23rd June, 2009
While it is uncharted territory for many major college football fans, the Football Championship Subdivision (formerly known as 1-AA), is full of excitement and a whole lot of talent. Its' premier teams regularly beat or keep it close with mediocre FBS teams, and Northern Iowa is no exception. Northern Iowa can ...Published on: 19th June, 2009
After a solid 2008 season in which Iowa improved greatly as the season went on, the expectations are very high in Iowa City. Many Hawkeye fans see a Big Ten Championship caliber football team in 2009 and there is no doubt that this group has that kind of potential. The problem ...Published on: 18th June, 2009
Over the past few years, non-conference schedules have gone down the drain, particularly in the six major conferences. Rivalries such as Penn State vs. Pitt have turned into Penn State vs. Akron in order to make the university more money and to ensure more wins. Here are a few dream ...